Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km SE of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Midland, Texas on Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 5:51 AM CDT (10:51 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-25 10:51:42 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.940° N, 102.021° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1856 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1844 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 593
  14. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 8
  18. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.1western Texas · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7
  26. 3.312 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  27. 2.337 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 31
  29. 2.38 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 15
  32. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.09 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.916 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.26 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 15
  7. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1875 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 34
  13. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 47
  17. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.3western Texas · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qqag. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.